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On Wednesday Obama said he “will do everything in [his] power to make the case for reform.” Given the Chicago-style ways of his White House, we wonder how far he’ll go to ram his government-run health care experiment through Congress. If the current state of Dem v. Dem chaos is any indication, he has a long way to go.

Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) said the mood in the House is “fragile.” That’s no surprise since Speaker Pelosi’s office won’t commit to the White House’s timeline, House Dems don’t trust the Senate to pass Obama’s reconciliation bill, and a growing number of Dems aren’t happy with what they see. One Democrat so far has changed his mind to oppose Obama’s reform. Rep. Michael Arcuri (D-NY) plans to vote against the Senate bill even though he voted for Pelosi’s government-run health care bill in November.

To see who’s saying what, check out our Research Briefing, “Chaos XXV: Who’s On First?”